Garment attachment.



C. LINBORG.

, GARMENT ATTACHMENT. LPPLIOATIUN FILED JUNE a, 190s.

Patented June 15,1909.

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CHRISTINA LINBORG, OF GALETON, PENNSYLVANIA.'

GARMENT ATTACHMENT.

Application led June 8, 1

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTINA LINBORG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Galeton, in the county of Potter and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GarmentAttachments; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain improvements in that class of apparelknown as waist lengtheners, such devices being used to hold down thebodies of waists of dresses to give the pointed effect to suchwaist-body at the front of the dress in accordance with the prevalentmode.

It has more particularly for its object to carry out the aforesaidpurpose in a simple and trim manner, so as to avoid unnecessary fullnessaround the waist, and the sewing on of buckles, to lessen unnecessaryadditional fastenings, to produce symmetry of appearance of the parts,and to secure the desired dip effect.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, aswill be more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

In the accompanying` drawings illustrating the preferred embodiment ofmy invention, Figure l is a perspective view showing the application ofmy invention with the dip pin in a depending position; Fig. 2 is aperspective view of my garment attachment detached; Fig. 3 is a rearelevation with a belt shown in dotted lines; and Fig. 4 is a verticalsectional view of the device applied to a garment.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a belt receiving member orsupport l, a shield 2, and a dip pin 3, all of which are connected orpivoted together upon a common pintle or pivot 4, inserted or passedthrough eyes or loops 5 formed on said parts. Said supporter member andshield member may be made of any suitable metal preferably of plate t e,said sup orter member having parallel ongitudinals ots for receivingabelt or girdle as usually Worn. Said supportermember is also equippedwith hooks 7 or equivalent means, for engaging and effecting theretention of the belt or girdle in proper position and is also providedor struck up atv Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1909.

90s. serial No. 437,398.

its free edge with a resilient off set or lip 8, A

and the shieldmember is provided with an over-hanging resilientprojection or lug 9 adapted to be sprung or clasped into engagement withsaid lip or off set for the retention of said shield member in effectiveposition. Said shield member is designed to conceal or hide from viewthe ends of the belt or girdle connected to the supporter-member as alsothe hooks or fastenings of said supporter- -member for effecting a neatand presentable appearance at that point.

The dip pin is inserted, in applying the device for use, through thedifferent portions of the dress and also through the covering portion ofthe corset stays, near the lower point or peak of the waist and moved,with the attached supporter-member and shield member, upwardly to itsfarthest limit when the pin will be held in position. The shield memberis then moved into such position with relation to the supporter memberas to engage and be clasped 1n position upon the off-set projection orli of said supporter member, the belt or gird e now being suitablysecured in its final or tightened position.

It will be noted that by reason of the aforesaid combination andarrangement of parts an exceedingly simple and effective contrivance isprovided for securing the lengthened pointed effect of the dress waistor body, in accordance with the prevailing mode. Also that said pur oseis effected, without the use of additiona fastenings such as heretoforeemployed and Without producing unnecessary fullness at the waist andwithout requiring sewing on of buckles or performing other extra work inthat connection, and whereby the belt or girdle may be worn tight orloose, as may be desired.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion andthe minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from theprinciple orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined in theappended claim.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new is A device ofthe character described comprising a belt-sup orting member formed withlongitudinal s ots, fastening devices for securing a belt to thesupporting member a shield formed with eyes arranged in staggeredrelation to the eyes of the supporting member said eyes'being arrangedto register with the slots, a pivot for securing the shield to thesupporting member extended through the eyes, a depending dip pin carriedby the pivot and arranged centrally of the pvot, a

spring Iip formed on the upper end 'of the 10 supporting member, and anoverlapping re- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand inpresence of two subscribing Wt- 1 5 DQSSGS.

V. D. ACKER, MAYME HosLEY.

